1/29/2025 12:00:09 PM How Wastewater is Treated to Become Safe for Release to the Environment? By Jeffrey Nix The United States creates approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater each and every day both domestically and commercially. The...
1/15/2025 11:45:06 AM A Primer on Sick Building Syndrome By Jeffrey Nix “Sick Building Syndrome” otherwise known as poor indoor air quality ("IAQ") renders building occupants sick and/or makes pre-existing...
1/8/2025 11:05:28 AM Understanding the Connection Between the "Doctrine of Strict Liability" and the Johnstown Flood By Jeffrey Nix “Strict Liability” or SL is a legal doctrine under which an individual or entity is responsible for all damages caused by an act or...
12/4/2024 2:02:49 PM Revisiting the 1976 Legionnaires Disease Outbreak! By Jeffrey Nix Those of us who recall the 1976 outbreak of Legionnaires disease should remember the scare of a possible flu-like pandemic. Those who...
11/20/2024 11:15:07 AM Who is Responsible for all These Foodborne Illnesses? By Jeffrey Nix Foodborne illnesses have become commonplace in the United States. The recent outbreak of listeria in products prepared at the Boars Head...
9/25/2024 11:00:50 AM Tracing Atlanta's Drinking Water from Source to End User By Jeffrey Nix Atlanta distributes between 70 and 115 million gallons of water per day, to more than 1.2 million end users spread across 379 square...
9/4/2024 10:30:56 AM What's Up With all the Water Main Breaks in Atlanta? By Jeffrey Nix There are approximately 2,800+ miles of water mains distributing water throughout Atlanta. These water mains vary in both size and...
3/27/2024 9:08:20 AM What’s All the Fuss About "Green Building"? By Jeffrey Nix The “green movement” seems to be all the rage in political circles, including under the so-called “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
1/31/2024 3:46:00 PM China is Building Coal-Fired Power Plants at an Alarming Rate By Jeffrey Nix As the number one importer of both crude oil and coal, China is the largest consumer of energy and CO2 producer in the world....
9/27/2023 12:00:49 PM How Wastewater Treatment Plants are Used to Monitor Public Health? By Jeffrey Nix There are more than 16,000 wastewater treatment plants or WWTP’s in the US treating wastewater generated by more than 75% of the...
9/20/2023 12:00:47 PM Painting a Picture of Atlanta’s Dysfunctional Eviction Process for Sub-Standard Rental Properties! By Jeffrey Nix Approximately 3.6 million eviction proceedings are filed in the US every year. Given that the US population is approximately 330...
9/13/2023 12:00:40 PM Developments in Solar Cell Efficiency are Fueling Construction of Commercial Solar Farms! By Jeffrey Nix The amount of energy reaching the earth from the Sun every minute is greater than the energy consumed by all of mankind throughout the...